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3 | I love it here. Nice atmosphere, good drinks. I love the Cafe Miel and the mate latte. | en | 17 | love nice atmosphere good drinks love cafe miel mate latte | 10 |
0 | Prices are out of hand at Kopi. $2.40 for a large cup of (plain ol' regular) coffee?! $7.40 for a small vegetarian sandwich, and $2 extra if you want 8oz of soup to accompany? $6.00 for a pint of pasta salad? $4.10 for a cup of yogurt with 5 blueberries and some granola?\n\nAs best I can guess, Kopi mgt. is trying to f... | en | 162 | prices hand kopi large cup plain ol regular coffee small vegetarian sandwich extra want soup accompany pint pasta salad cup yogurt blueberries granola best guess kopi mgt trying finance expansion possible dip sales raising prices doubled footprint moved place next store expansion double sales new part always filled stu... | 81 |
1 | Coffee's fine. You won't be in business long with nasty coffee. The food is incomprehensibly overpriced, and the coffee is just typically overpriced. Although I've experienced poorer customer service, a glower instead of \"what can I get for you\" is pretty weak. Cute girls do come here, so if you can tolerate the down... | en | 59 | coffee fine wo business long nasty coffee food incomprehensibly overpriced coffee typically overpriced although experienced poorer customer service glower instead get pretty weak cute girls come tolerate downside sure worth stop | 31 |
3 | I love the atmosphere here, it's very chill. Their coffee isn't bad and the service is pretty good. Also, they are open \"late\", so that's an added bonus if you need to make a coffee run at 11 at night | en | 40 | love atmosphere chill coffee bad service pretty good also open added bonus need make coffee run night | 17 |
1 | I really would want to avoid this place because of the service.\n\nEVERY time I've been here, they always get something wrong. Wrong pastry (they have a fly problem in their pastry case...), wrong drink. I just feel that the aren't very attentive.\n\nFirst of all, it was sweltering outside and I ordered iced mochas. On... | en | 139 | really would want avoid place time always get something wrong wrong pastry fly problem pastry case wrong drink feel sweltering outside ordered iced mochas one soy one regular got tall glass cups cardboard sleeves hot drinks ugh refreshing point care anymore get corrected hate waste perfectly good espresso milk feared w... | 71 |
1 | I don't know. This place seems a little tragic to me; the self-consciously arty vibe inside and the affected hipsters behind the counter are aggressively mannered, but also a little frayed around the edges. It's like a very good diorama of a coffee shop made by someone who has seen one in a movie or read about one in a... | en | 66 | know place seems little tragic arty vibe inside affected hipsters behind counter aggressively mannered also little frayed around edges like good diorama coffee shop made someone seen one movie read one book coffee ok | 34 |
4 | Really great food! Chai latte is yummy and not too sweet. The chicken salad and sugar cookies are delicious. Food presentation is fantastic. Food is way better than Espresso Royale (saran wrap = no go). Service is prompt and usually cheerful. Leave them a good tip! \n\nThe space is great... if you can poach a table. Mu... | en | 145 | really great food chai latte yummy sweet chicken salad sugar cookies delicious food presentation fantastic food way better espresso royale saran wrap go service prompt usually cheerful leave good tip space great poach table multiple times go around corner different cafe enough tables crowd diverse students though peopl... | 77 |
3 | I came here with a friend hearing good things. It's a great place to come study and get off campus. The drinks are pretty good. I had the mango Italian soda. It's fizzy and sweet. This place is pretty quiet so don't expect to come here and have a full out conversation. The staff is super friendly and knowledgable. | en | 59 | came friend hearing good things great place come study get campus drinks pretty good mango italian soda fizzy sweet place pretty quiet expect come full conversation staff super friendly knowledgable | 30 |
4 | This is my home away from home. I probably would have been ashamed to say this in the past, but I'm a regular, and I'm damn proud of it. This place is wonderful, granted you can find a place to sit. Don't get me wrong, there are a couple dozen tables, but it gets busy, and it gets busy often. I always get the coffee of... | en | 199 | home away home probably would ashamed say past regular damn proud place wonderful granted find place sit get wrong couple dozen tables gets busy gets busy often always get coffee day today creme brulee sometimes chocolaty blend nicaragua something strong peru probably making obviously decent food selection love pita hu... | 105 |
1 | I like the idea of Cafe Kopi, but the drink are less then impressive. On the plus side, there's ample seating! | en | 21 | like idea cafe kopi drink less impressive plus side ample seating | 11 |
2 | I've been here over a dozen times. For a coffee shop, it's terrible. The only good coffee drink I've had is the Cafe Miel. Also, the baked goods are just terrible. I had a muffin and had to force myself to eat it because I didn't have time to get anything else. \n\nSo why am I giving it 3/5 stars? Because the lunch is ... | en | 106 | dozen times coffee shop terrible good coffee drink cafe miel also baked goods terrible muffin force eat time get anything else giving stars lunch excellent environment best come lot ti get pot tea lunch work love would recommend outsider much better places town | 43 |
2 | Kopi's okay, but there's nothing to really recommend it over any of the other coffee shops. The beverages are better than Espresso Royale, but I'd rather drink at Dunkin Donuts than Espresso. I have friends who really like the atmosphere, but I don't like studying in public, so I can't really say. I do like their baked... | en | 69 | kopi okay nothing really recommend coffee shops beverages better espresso royale rather drink dunkin donuts espresso friends really like atmosphere like studying public ca really say like baked goods location really nice outdoor seats | 34 |
2 | Good coffee and hot drinks. Breakfast menu leaves a bit to be desired. Something other than pastries? | en | 17 | good coffee hot drinks breakfast menu leaves bit desired something pastries | 11 |
4 | I really like this coffee shop! I have been here a few times when my band has played in town! It's a great coffee shop with lots of options on food, and drinks! \nThe coffee is fantastic, service is great, and it's a great place to kill a few hours working! \nLots of outlets, clean bathrooms, and great service! | en | 59 | really like coffee shop times band played town great coffee shop lots options food drinks coffee fantastic service great great place kill hours working outlets clean bathrooms great service | 29 |
2 | Cafe Kopi is one of my favorite cafe's in Champaign, due to their awesome location and free wi-fi. My friends and I will generally meet up there if we're not looking to go to a bar--there are so few other places downtown that have such generous amounts of seating and stay open late (12AM!).\n\nThe last time I was ther... | en | 132 | cafe kopi one favorite cafe champaign due awesome location free friends generally meet looking go bar places downtown generous amounts seating stay open late last time stayed afternoon later evening staff kind enough let hog table although never got overly full yummy hummus coffee advise tea seem fresh flavor little la... | 61 |
1 | Very unimpressed. I had the turkey pesto panini. It was OK, but definitely overpriced, and very short on turkey. My wife had the ham and swiss. She didn't think to ask what was on it, and was extremely surprised with rye bread (makes her sick), onion, and what smelled like a vinegar based sauce. The drinks were OK... | en | 160 | unimpressed turkey pesto panini ok definitely overpriced short turkey wife ham swiss think ask extremely surprised rye bread makes sick onion smelled like vinegar based sauce drinks ok spiced cider tasted good great chai tea seemed lack flavor compared typical relatively quiet able eat without disturbed definitely smal... | 76 |
1 | Sadly. I've tried so many times to find decent fabrics here but they are all just awful! Everything just looks really dated unless you're trying to find some upholstery then you might have luck. I will say that for the basics, it'll do just fine.\n\nAlso, the service is always lacked. Like Rachel said, I feel like ever... | en | 76 | sadly tried many times find decent fabrics awful everything looks really dated unless trying find upholstery might luck say basics service always lacked like rachel said feel like everyone working hard line gets pretty lengthy store even busy strange | 39 |
3 | I love this store,this was my first time there on a Sunday.\nHappy that they are open on a Sunday.\nI like to knit so I got me some yarn and knitting needles for some really good price.\nThey got a big variety on yarn and Fabric and everything you need for it.\nThe service was very friendly and quick and so was the che... | en | 77 | love store first time open like knit got yarn knitting needles really good got big variety yarn fabric everything need service friendly quick check bought fabric good know visit often | 30 |
2 | It depends who is working if you get a person who is nice. They are rude on the phone and sometimes rude in the store.. I hate going to this store. | en | 31 | depends working get person nice rude phone sometimes rude store hate going store | 13 |
0 | Of all of the hobby/craft stores you can go to in the Champaign area, I am not a fan of Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts. The store is too small: their cross-stitch/needle-point section is especially lacking in comparison to their general selection that is also lacking.\n\nI guess it's hard to compete given the nearby Hobby Lob... | en | 84 | stores go champaign area fan fabrics crafts store small section especially lacking comparison general selection also guess hard compete given nearby hobby lobby quilting fabric michael great crafts general especially jewelry walmart small selection fabrics knitting supplies least matches competitor coupons | 41 |
2 | I have only been here a couple of times. My last visit was for some material for a table cloth. I don't know my way around a fabric store and the staff here were very helpful. I knew what I wanted when I went in and they pointed me in the right direction. The person cutting the fabric was very nice and the check ou... | en | 77 | couple times last visit material table cloth know way around fabric store staff helpful knew wanted went pointed right direction person cutting fabric nice check fast less minutes | 28 |
3 | Great store for arts and crafts supplies, very helpful staff. While looking for things around the store, the staff helped me find exactly where to go. I was purchasing some arts & crafts materials and the friendly staff helped me scan a bunch of coupons for my purchase I did not know existed! Saved me a bunch of money! | en | 59 | great store arts crafts supplies helpful staff looking things around store staff helped find exactly go purchasing arts crafts materials friendly staff helped scan bunch coupons purchase know existed saved bunch money | 32 |
2 | Store is not at address on Neil street. It is near hhgregg on prospect. Someone should update the address/location. | en | 19 | store address neil street near hhgregg prospect someone update | 9 |
3 | i had the kowtom soup when it was snowing (too much) for me and it was DELICIOUS!!!!!! i burned my tongue eating it but i couldn't stop myself :). that is the only thing i order whenever i go there. and the greatest thing about nitaya thai is that a friend of mine now likes pad thai (not an adventurous eater). yay! | en | 62 | kowtom soup snowing much delicious burned tongue eating could stop thing order whenever go greatest thing nitaya thai friend mine likes pad thai adventurous eater yay | 26 |
2 | i recently went on thai food kick around town... and to make the comparison fair decided to have basil chicken in several places... Thara Thai, Nitaya Thai and Basil Thai in campustown. the second one (Nitaya Thai) bests the other two on location, downtown Champaign. it's within walking distance of good coffee, music s... | en | 122 | recently went thai food kick around town make comparison fair decided basil chicken several places thara thai nitaya thai basil thai campustown second one nitaya thai bests two location downtown champaign within walking distance good coffee music shows beer etc said basil chicken alright good thara thai better basil th... | 72 |
3 | I dig Nitaya. I hapened upon it by accident yesterday, but I liked it quite a bit. My friends Carol F. and Nicolle R. both liked it too; the portions were nice, the ambiance was delightful--it struck the fine line between looking cool and inexpensive without looking kitschy or lame. Most importantly, our waiter was ... | en | 72 | dig nitaya hapened upon accident yesterday liked quite bit friends carol nicolle liked portions nice ambiance delightful struck fine line looking cool inexpensive without looking kitschy lame importantly waiter awesome friendly engaging ultimately really loved nitaya back | 37 |
4 | Nitaya's food is still only okay by way of Thai food, but the service is amazing. So much so, that ti deserves a five star. The server there, a funny, thoughtful guy in his 20's (whose name I've forgotten--dang!)\n\nI showed up here yet again with Nicolle and Carol and even though Nicolle had a problem with her dish,... | en | 139 | nitaya food still okay way thai food service amazing much ti deserves five star server funny thoughtful guy whose name forgotten dang showed yet nicolle carol even though nicolle problem dish kind friendly cool returning dish another also managed keep thte table constantly full water food items fantastic best part howe... | 73 |
1 | First problem: Dear god I was taken aback by the menu prices when I first sat down. Almost everything was well over $10 per meal, even the staple stuff. I mean you'd think that since Nitaya's in a \"college town\" the prices would reflect the clientele that they're going to attract. \n\nSecond problem: No leftover... | en | 122 | first problem dear god taken aback menu prices first sat almost everything well per meal even staple stuff mean think since nitaya college prices would reflect clientele going attract problem leftovers hungry universal understanding thai food portions always big enough make least two meals fact nitaya quote dude fucked... | 63 |
4 | I really enjoyed the Pad Thai from this place. They can even specialize yours by making it more spicy if you want. \n\nIt always seemed like this place was dead, but their food was really good at a reasonable price and the staff was friendly and fast, so I don't know why. \nPaking was a little annoying though, but I gu... | en | 68 | really enjoyed pad thai place even specialize making spicy want always seemed like place dead food really good reasonable price staff friendly fast know little annoying though guess downtown kinda like | 31 |
2 | Nitaya Thai is a good Thai restaurant. The serving staff is always incredibly friendly but the food is sort of average at best. The portions were reasonably sized but the price seemed a bit higher than some of the other places in town. However, if you're craving Thai and are in downtown Champaign this is a good place t... | en | 60 | nitaya thai good thai restaurant serving staff always incredibly friendly food sort average best portions reasonably sized price seemed bit higher places town however craving thai downtown champaign good place go | 31 |
1 | The food is good here, quite good actually. I give it two stars because it is far too expensive for what it is. I speculate that the high prices are to cover the overhead on the large (in sq. ft.) restaurant area, or maybe they use really high-quality ingredients in some dishes and spread the cost of those over their c... | en | 136 | food good quite good actually give two stars far expensive speculate high prices cover overhead large sq restaurant area maybe use really ingredients dishes spread cost cheaper dishes say gotten pretty simple stuff like pad thai tom ka curries fancy fish meat always felt overpaid least nothing place justifies excessive... | 67 |
2 | I've eaten here a few times now and the food is always pretty dang decent. For some reason this place is kinda the greasy spoon of Thai spots in Chambana.\n\nTheir pad thai is fairly good. It's not drowned with peanut sauce so you can actually taste the tamarind. The portions were plenty for two ladies to eat their ... | en | 252 | eaten times food always pretty dang decent reason place kinda greasy spoon thai spots pad thai fairly good drowned peanut sauce actually taste tamarind portions plenty two ladies eat fill actually half serving left decor dated classic thai restaurant full bar really nice strong ipa pairs well everything green curry del... | 125 |
0 | First off, our waiter only understood about 25% of what we said.\n\nWhen my \"red snapper\" with red curry sauce arrived and I took a bite, I realized it was talapia, and not red snapper. I hate the muddy flavor of talapia, and felt cheated because the dish cost $15.95.\n\nOur waiter didn't return for about 18 minutes,... | en | 248 | first waiter understood red red curry sauce arrived took bite realized talapia red snapper hate muddy flavor talapia felt cheated dish cost waiter return minutes went ahead started eating sauce rice barely nibbling returned told fish talapia snapper checked chef came back verified suspicions told give us discount since... | 123 |
1 | Nitaya, how do you survive? When I come by, you're so empty inside that I can always hear the wok frying behind the walls. At school, the kids pick their teams, and no one ever picks you as their favorite.\n\nHonestly, given the competitiveness of Thai restaurants in town and the steep rental prices for property in d... | en | 168 | nitaya survive come empty inside always hear wok frying behind walls school kids pick teams one ever picks given competitiveness thai restaurants town steep rental prices property downtown champaign nitaya make food offensively bad forgettable sampled curries noodle dishes nothing invokes vividly bright colorful senses... | 88 |
3 | I've always had excellent food here. Pad thai is great, not loaded with weird peanut sauce and the noodles are not overcooked (unlike other thai places on campus). Tom yum koong is very good, with pronounced flavors. I don't mind button mushrooms, and the shrimp is always cooked properly, which to me is more important.... | en | 83 | always excellent food pad thai great loaded weird peanut sauce noodles overcooked unlike thai places campus tom yum koong good pronounced flavors mind button mushrooms shrimp always cooked properly important flabby shrimp gross ruins dish always good service sure speak clearly server struggling understand | 44 |
2 | When I first stepped in the place, the booths against the windows reminded me of a diner. It was kind of cozy in a way, the lighting is dim and the decor is kinda charming. Anyway, we started out our lunch with their crab rangoon which did not appeal to my taste buds. The cream cheese filling tasted more like sour crea... | en | 201 | first stepped place booths windows reminded diner kind cozy way lighting dim decor kinda charming anyway started lunch crab rangoon appeal taste buds cream cheese filling tasted like sour cream somewhat runny thin greasy sorry fan disappointing crab rangoon served chicken pad kee mao ordered spicy love anything spicy h... | 102 |
4 | We ate tonight at Nitaya, and our food was excellent. I had the Pineapple Chicken Curry and my wife had a Modified Number 77. We had potstickers for an appetizer and sticky rice and Mango for dessert. The only slight complaint was that the decor was slightly dated, but for authentic Thai, this was it. The service w... | en | 68 | ate tonight nitaya food excellent pineapple chicken curry wife modified number potstickers appetizer sticky rice mango dessert slight complaint decor slightly dated authentic thai service great problems english understanding us | 30 |
0 | this was the must disgusting restaurant I have eaten at in years. We ordered the dumplings and they arrived freezer cold. Really. When we sent the dish back, they came back with the same dumplings, just warmed up. Ok, could have lived with that. Green curry arrived with hair in both the rice and the curry dish. T... | en | 142 | must disgusting restaurant eaten years ordered dumplings arrived freezer cold really sent dish back came back dumplings warmed ok could lived green curry arrived hair rice curry dish hair long black sticking mound rice plate replacement rice came back kitchen rice forked remove hair next going bathroom walk back restau... | 65 |
0 | My husband and I went there and I ordered the pad thai. I took a couple bites and noticed a hair in it. A black, curly-ish, 2 inch long, hair. I was obviously disgusted and I told the waiter. I said I couldn't eat it and he turned and left. He didn't take the food away, apologize, or offer to bring me something else o... | en | 264 | husband went ordered pad thai took couple bites noticed hair black inch long hair obviously disgusted told waiter said could eat turned left take food away apologize offer bring something else new plate pad thai ran away want deal finally comes back tosses bill table leaves tried get attention ignoring us finally comes... | 120 |
3 | Good authentic Thai food. My only issue is that the portions could be a little bit bigger. I ordered the Pad-see-ew and was glad the chicken resembled chicken. The noodles were coated with the correct amount of sauce, and there was plenty of broccoli. Friendly staff. The space is weird, but makes it different. | en | 54 | good authentic thai food issue portions could little bit bigger ordered glad chicken resembled chicken noodles coated correct amount sauce plenty broccoli friendly staff space weird makes different | 28 |
3 | the 1st time I ever had Thai food was here, this place is so wonderful!!! Feels like your at Mom's house being served hot/fresh, delicious food. Sweet Sweet, fast wait staff, lovely environment\nIf only I'd written this review so much sooner *smh* soooo yummy | en | 44 | time ever thai food place wonderful feels like mom house served delicious food sweet sweet fast wait staff lovely written review much sooner smh soooo yummy | 26 |
2 | Old school Thai restaurant. My motorcycle club usually have dinner here at least once or twice a year and we all really enjoy it. It's not really been that busy on our recent visits which concerns me because I've really had good meals here. I enjoy their Chicken Pad Thai, Shrimp Fried Rice, Chicken Pad Se Ew (spelli... | en | 120 | old school thai restaurant motorcycle club usually dinner least twice year really enjoy really busy recent visits concerns really good meals enjoy chicken pad thai shrimp fried rice chicken pad se ew spelling rice bean noodle dish love order everything medium heat wise still pretty hot four years ago mistakenly ordered... | 67 |
0 | A let down...\nread more...\nhttp://www.thaifoodaficionado.com/2012/06/nitaya-thai-champaign-il.html | en | 4 | let | 1 |
0 | found a bug in my rice... | en | 6 | found bug rice | 3 |
2 | Had a lunch special and spring roll for appetizer. Forgot the name of the lunch special. It was a stir-fried meat and vegetable dish with rice. It was too oily for me. The spring roll was awful-the skin of the roll was hard and the sauce didn't taste good. Thank to the lunch special the price was not expensive. But I t... | en | 68 | lunch special spring roll appetizer forgot name lunch special meat vegetable dish rice oily spring roll skin roll hard sauce taste good thank lunch special price expensive think never visit restaurant | 31 |
1 | Ordered mock duck curry and mussamun curry. Very disappointed. Both Seemed very oily and extremely watery. The consistency of the curry was just not there. Potato in the curry tasted like it was canned. No authentic Thai flavors. Bland and tasteless. No taste of herbs or coconut milk. Have tried some of their noodles b... | en | 64 | ordered mock duck curry mussamun curry disappointed seemed oily extremely watery consistency curry potato curry tasted like canned authentic thai flavors bland tasteless taste herbs coconut milk tried noodles good probably give one chance | 34 |
3 | Lived in a JSM managed apartment for the 2009-2010 school year at the recommendation of the Tennant Union.\n\nI didn't have any major problems. They had a quick and friendly maintenance staff. One time I came home at 3am and there was a maintenance guy fixing a leak that the tenants in the lower floors had complained ... | en | 174 | lived jsm managed apartment school year recommendation tennant major problems quick friendly maintenance staff one time came home maintenance guy fixing leak tenants lower floors complained know emergency maintenance gets done quickly charged lot cleaning despite cleaned showed pictures taken moved leasing office manag... | 82 |
0 | Lived in 405 E White St, champaign for half a year. It was totally a nightmare, I am soo glad I will move out tmr. When we moved here in August, JSM forgot to remold hot water tunnels in our bathroom, we had to take showers in ARC for three days. There was no window screen for a month, we pushed the office several time... | en | 121 | lived e white st champaign half year totally nightmare soo glad move tmr moved august jsm forgot remold hot water tunnels bathroom take showers arc three days window screen month pushed office several times came several excuses even crack wall fixed dec however maintainence left knife bed worst bedbugs although pest co... | 62 |
3 | This review may be jumping the gun (***update below***) but I've already had memorable experiences with JSM. I'll continue to develop this review as my lease wears on. \n\nAlmost everyone at JSM is timely, professional, polite, friendly, and knowledgeable. Their professionalism and organization are stellar, and the ext... | en | 487 | review may jumping gun update already memorable experiences jsm continue develop review lease wears everyone jsm timely professional polite friendly knowledgeable professionalism organization stellar extra touches like convenient blue folders love dole though simple really polish jsm pleasant hassle free experience car... | 225 |
0 | Parents, be aware of JSM. After my daughter spent a difficult year of slow repairs, a cracked window in the dead of winter, dirt and noise, your security deposit will come back with a lot of over-stated charges. Even though the apartment was dirty at move-in (broken glass in the kitchen, desk drawers still filled wit... | en | 116 | parents aware jsm daughter spent difficult year slow repairs cracked window dead winter dirt noise security deposit come back lot charges even though apartment dirty broken glass kitchen desk drawers still filled items etc charges included general cleaning alleged carpet cleaning found dirty carpet move maintenance cha... | 63 |
0 | Wanted to let people know that it is my belief that JSM Management will use your Security Deposit to clean apartment ($450.00), manage locks/keys($60.00) and clean carpet($160) when you move out. This is not standard business practice, but they feel that they have a right to do this. I was told that the carpet cleani... | en | 128 | wanted let people know belief jsm management use security deposit clean apartment manage clean carpet move standard business practice feel right told carpet cleaning lease daughter roomates cleaned apartment took pictures told sinks shiny cost wrote complaint letter agreed give additional anyone rented get charged fees... | 50 |
2 | I like Farren's pretty well for a happy hour type dinner. The grilled steak salad and sweet potato fries are my favorites. \n\nI've had super super annoying service more than once (not BAD as much as way too interested in starting a conversation and becoming friends with the diners), and every single time my friend h... | en | 76 | like farren pretty well happy hour type dinner grilled steak salad sweet potato fries favorites super super annoying service bad much way interested starting conversation becoming friends diners every single time friend ever asked kitchen hold french fries gotten extra huge heaping load french fries | 45 |
3 | occupying a small-ish basement location on Randolph St in downtown Champaign, Farren's has been my go-to place for salads for years and years. they make their own salad dressings (both the strawberry vinaigrette and ranch are delish) and use excellent greens and toppings. the everything-topped crackers that accompany... | en | 151 | occupying basement location randolph st downtown champaign farren place salads years years make salad dressings strawberry vinaigrette ranch delish use excellent greens toppings crackers accompany salads light real treat prices stayed years unreal translates good deal good burgers mean veggie burger yes creative specia... | 70 |
4 | BEST BURGERS IN C-U. I've tried a couple specials and they were good, but nothing compares to the burgers. They also have an amazing molten chocolatey dessert. And, I've always had excellent service. \n\nMy only complaint is that they serve tortilla chips with their burgers; it just seems odd. | en | 49 | best burgers tried couple specials good nothing compares burgers also amazing molten chocolatey dessert always excellent service complaint serve tortilla chips burgers seems odd | 24 |
4 | Though a bit off the beaten path, I was thoroughly impressed with Farren's:\n\n1) The food was absolutely delicious.\n2) The service was excellent, I never had to wonder where they were and the food arrived promptly.\n3) Kobe beef burger? YES! | en | 39 | though bit beaten path thoroughly impressed farren food absolutely service excellent never wonder food arrived kobe beef burger yes | 19 |
4 | Best burgers in C-U, hands down. \n\nHard to find the place, but worth finding. | en | 14 | best burgers hands find place worth finding | 7 |
2 | I had a cheeseburger here, expecting the best burger in Champaign - and it was just okay. I guess the meat was kind of dry. Fries were good though, and they gave us soft drinks in the most massive cups ever. The weirdest part of the experience was the bathrooms, down a decidedly sketchy corridor. I'd probably try ... | en | 78 | cheeseburger expecting best burger champaign okay guess meat kind dry fries good though gave us soft drinks massive cups ever weirdest part experience bathrooms decidedly sketchy corridor probably try maybe order salad next time looked really good table next | 39 |
0 | Another reviewer says that to like this place, you have to \"get past the basement feel.\" Good luck. The suffix \"feel\" was a little generous, I thought.\n\nImagine yourself fumigating in the strong smell of cooking oil, garbage, perfume, and B.O. because that's what you'll get in this poorly ventilated basement. ... | en | 332 | another reviewer says like place get past basement good luck suffix little generous fumigating strong smell cooking oil garbage perfume get poorly ventilated basement decor happens operate business years stop really seeing looks like least best excuse think lights chipped paint walls mysterious traffic light furniture ... | 170 |
3 | The kobe beef burger was probably the best burger I've EVER had. It was so tender and juicy. I'm not a huge burger fan, but even my dad, who could eat a burger for every meal agreed with me on this one.\n\nReally, everything I've tried there is very delicious and the food comes out fast and the service is super nice. U... | en | 132 | kobe beef burger probably best burger ever tender juicy huge burger fan even dad could eat burger every meal agreed everything tried delicious food comes fast service super nice unlke nifty actually really liked see guys cooking kitchen yes little dim think setting makes atmosphere bit casual intimate definitely lacks ... | 63 |
2 | I'm in the middle of another one of these week-long jaunts through the midwest and found myself in Champaign and needing lunch. I've sampled some pretty caloric fare over the last few days, so thought I'd try something a bit lighter today for lunch. Stopped in to this place and saw that they had a strawberry salad wi... | en | 341 | middle another one jaunts midwest found champaign needing lunch sampled pretty caloric fare last days thought try something bit lighter today lunch stopped place saw strawberry salad chicken raspberry vinaigrette got spinach subbed mixed friendly astonishingly quick salad came back probably minutes time ordered good sa... | 160 |
3 | Before heading to Champaign for work this time I did my Yelp homework and wrote down Farren's. When I asked co-workers if they'd been there, a couple said \"yes, great burgers'. So seven of us gave it a try for lunch today.\n\nWe split some apps - the housemade potato chips with truffled salt (if you know me, you kno... | en | 276 | heading champaign work time yelp homework wrote farren asked couple said yes great burgers seven us gave try lunch split apps housemade potato chips truffled salt know know secret love things truffled deep fried cauliflour wings chips hot salt flavorful asked extra salt little black specks pretty excited cauliflour bit... | 146 |
3 | Farren's Pub & Eatery is has a casual type of atmosphere. It's a great place to go with your friends to enjoy good American style food and drinks. Their burgers here are so delicious and juicy! I'm almost getting hungry right now just thinking about it. | en | 46 | farren pub eatery casual type atmosphere great place go friends enjoy good american style food drinks burgers delicious juicy almost getting hungry right thinking | 24 |
3 | Hands down, the best burger in the area. Large, hand-pattied, and well-seasoned! Tastes like a homemade grilled burger without all of the fuss. The accompaniments are fresh, and while some may find it odd that you need to request tomatoes or pickles I like that they don't get wasted if you are a plain jane burger eater... | en | 125 | hands best burger area large tastes like homemade grilled burger without fuss accompaniments fresh may find odd need request tomatoes pickles like get wasted plain jane burger eater like definitely pay extra cash switch tortilla chips side french fries skin fries douse malt vinegar mood strikes feel restaurant cozy bee... | 61 |
4 | The burgers and salads are wonderful. Definitely the best fries in town, and you can even order sweet potato fries. Great service, and cozy atmosphere. | en | 25 | burgers salads wonderful definitely best fries town even order sweet potato fries great service cozy atmosphere | 16 |
3 | Looking for great ambience? Look elsewhere. This might well fit into the category of \"dives\" on the Food Networks \"Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives,\" and I say that with the utmost affection. Nor can I vouch for much of the food on the menu, as I pretty much stick to the burgers. Give me a Russell or a Motherlode w... | en | 166 | looking great ambience look elsewhere might well fit category food networks diners dives say utmost affection vouch much food menu pretty much stick burgers give russell motherlode fries delicious often option texas kobe beef bison burger great onion rings quite good see kind diet come decent beer selection visits neve... | 77 |
2 | I think one sentence sums this place up perfectly... \"Greasiest Food you Will Ever Eat.\"\n\nThere's a lot of hype and praise about this place, but I really can't dig it just because all the food comes out dripping in grease. It's a burger and fries type of place to begin with, but even the soups come out with heavil... | en | 308 | think one sentence sums place perfectly greasiest food ever lot hype praise place really ca dig food comes dripping grease burger fries type place begin even soups come heavily oiled broth salads loaded oily salad dressing definitely ask side spare grease attack love place go every different dishes ordered dripping buc... | 144 |
3 | This is a great hole in the wall place. It isn't the easiest to find if you haven't already been there.\n\nThey have a lot of good food and the service is very courteous.\n\nI have been here several times and only had problems once (it was just waiting a while to get the check) which can happen when it gets busy. | en | 60 | great hole wall place easiest find already lot good food service several times problems waiting get check happen gets busy | 20 |
3 | Hard to find unless you know where it is (mysterious sounding, I know). Staff is friendly. Large selection of alcoholic beverages. Good food. Good prices. Stop by if you get the chance. | en | 32 | hard find unless know mysterious sounding know staff friendly large selection alcoholic beverages good food good prices stop get chance | 20 |
2 | To be honest, I was a little disappointed. I just got a basic burger (the first one on their menu with a fancy name). The food was average, neither great nor bad, but I guess I just had a higher expectation from a yelp-4-star place. The ambient was a little better for a place that's very hidden by the alley. I would ra... | en | 83 | honest little disappointed got basic burger first one menu fancy name food average neither great bad guess higher expectation place ambient little better place hidden alley would rather go desthil next time better drinks quality food price range | 38 |
4 | I just moved my daughter into an apartment for college and stumbled on Farren's. We had a great burger and ice cold beer after a long drive and move in. I had the bacon feta blue cheese burger and it was terrific. Fries. onion rings and chips were all great. Service was very good. Thank you Farren's! | en | 57 | moved daughter apartment college stumbled farren great burger ice cold beer long drive move bacon feta blue cheese burger terrific fries onion rings chips great service good thank farren | 29 |
4 | I absolutely love Farren's! I always order the steak salad...every time! I have had many steak salad's at various different restaurants not only in Champaign, but all over the U.S. and nothing even comes close in comparison! This is one great steak salad! I could eat one every day if I could afford it. The service is a... | en | 113 | absolutely love farren always order steak salad every time many steak salad various different restaurants champaign nothing even comes close comparison one great steak salad could eat one every day could afford service always fast well even busy lunch rush bit pricey side well worth salad loaded steak sirloin think gri... | 67 |
3 | Yay! A place with a real bartender who knows how to make real drinks - not just sweet college-town concoctions. Plus, Farren's offers great bar fare with some pleasant, unexpected twists like Kobe Burgers and incredibly delicious, garlicky homemade chips.\n\nFarren's is a bit off the beaten path and offers incredibly c... | en | 104 | yay place real bartender knows make real drinks sweet concoctions plus farren offers great bar fare pleasant unexpected twists like kobe burgers incredibly delicious garlicky homemade bit beaten path offers incredibly convenient parking street city garage right next door dark filled brewhouse atmosphere great place go ... | 55 |
1 | So, went here on a busy Saturday night. Took about 30 minutes to get a table, but that's pretty expected with a place this small and popular. \n\nThe burgers are what everybody seems to rave about, so that's what I ordered. I ordered the \"Fire Burger\" (I think that's what it was called). It's a decent size burger... | en | 212 | went busy saturday night took minutes get table pretty expected place small popular burgers everybody seems rave ordered ordered fire think called decent size burger patty probably like lb topped roasted jalepenos red peppers finished cheese waiter warned worried spicy took minutes burger arrive pretty decent consideri... | 95 |
4 | This is the 2nd time to this place in about 2 years time. The siblings and I came here to visit after they arrived in town. \n\nI didn't eat anything tonight as I'd eaten earlier. They all had fabulous food. I shot photos of most all the food. There was two salads a black bean veggie burger and a mother load burger. Th... | en | 78 | time place years time siblings came visit arrived town eat anything tonight eaten earlier fabulous food shot photos food two salads black bean veggie burger mother load burger fresh cut fries chips everybody loved food atmosphere time | 37 |
4 | Best Burgers in CU. Everything else on their eclectic menus also pretty rocks the most. That will be all. | en | 19 | best burgers cu everything else eclectic menus also pretty rocks | 10 |
3 | Ate here early sep-12. Hadn't been in over a year. Why did I wait so long? Got the russell burger and it was delish. Got chips and salsa instead of fries. Very grateful to be able to do something other than fries. Our waitress was great and we were served by who I'm guessing is the owner (Mr Faren?). You can tell they ... | en | 72 | ate early year wait long got russell burger delish got chips salsa instead fries grateful able something fries waitress great served guessing owner mr faren tell committed best burgers town | 30 |
4 | \"Farren's has the best burgers in town.\" | en | 7 | farren best burgers | 3 |
3 | Best burger in town!!! It is very casual and they have a nice menu selection, though I almost always get a burger. If you are looking for a place to chill out with a good brew and burger, this is a nice option. \n\nPrices are not too expensive, though a bit higher than Campus Town. \n\nRecommended! | en | 56 | best burger town casual nice menu selection though almost always get burger looking place chill good brew burger nice option expensive though bit higher campus town | 26 |
3 | I enjoyed their veggie burger. It came with a cajun remoulade - yum! The fries were just all right (part of my reason for the 4 stars). They had a decent selection of drinks (wine, beers, spirits). The location is a bit strange - sort of in a back alley. I almost missed it! But The prices were fine and the ambience was... | en | 87 | enjoyed veggie burger came cajun remoulade yum fries right part reason stars decent selection drinks wine beers spirits location bit strange sort back alley almost missed prices fine ambience expected champaign pub bit chilly inside degrees night | 37 |
1 | Wildly overrated. Everybody says that it has the best burgers in town, and the place suffers a little from excessively high expectations. I've only had the burgers, so I can't speak to anything else. In brief, the burgers are bland, just plain patted beef patties on a griddle. There is nothing exceptional in the seas... | en | 132 | wildly overrated everybody says best burgers town place suffers little excessively high expectations burgers ca speak anything else brief burgers bland plain patted beef patties griddle nothing exceptional seasoning preparation quality beef toppings etc nothing special neither good bad dingy atmosphere staid lunch coun... | 71 |
1 | I'd been by this place a million time, so my friend and I decided to finally check it out after looking up the menu online. What caught our eye was hand-cut french fries. Oh, that reminded me of being a kid, so we went mainly for that; I mean, you can get a burger anywhere, right (even though I'm vegetarian but my fri... | en | 149 | place million time friend decided finally check looking menu online caught eye french fries oh reminded kid went mainly mean get burger anywhere right even though vegetarian friend placed orders saw cook grabbing big bag frozen fries freezer okay may brought standard restaurant fries menu says fries told waitress waive... | 69 |
2 | Thank you, Carolyn F., for setting the record straight -- I stand corrected. My friend is coming back to town in a couple of weeks and I promise we will stop in again for another try of your fries. Just don't get me addicted to them like I have Jarling's Custard....whoo boy ;) | en | 53 | thank carolyn setting record straight stand corrected friend coming back town couple weeks promise stop another try fries get addicted like jarling custard whoo boy | 25 |
1 | The burger was really good. The service wasn't good. | en | 9 | burger really good service good | 5 |
2 | Great food. Cool atmosphere. Service was slow. Maybe caught them on an off-night, but we still felt ignored at our table. | en | 21 | great food cool atmosphere service slow maybe caught still felt ignored table | 12 |
3 | Farrens may not have the fanciest atmosphere, but the burgers are great! In particular, their burger specials (kobo beef or bison burger) are great! The fries are made from real potatoes, the service is very kind. I usually hardly ever finish a whole dish at farrens, it's abundant and really tasty. You can tell that t... | en | 60 | farrens may fanciest atmosphere burgers great particular burger specials kobo beef bison burger great fries made real potatoes service kind usually hardly ever finish whole dish farrens abundant really tasty tell use high quality ingredients | 35 |
0 | Exceedingly mediocre experience. I've heard numerous rave reviews about this \"hidden gem\" but after eating here I'm truly puzzled. Am I in the right place?\n \nPoor beer, wine and food selection (as in no selection). We tried the fried ravioli which were served on a bed of wilting lettuce. The mediocrity pushed us to... | en | 167 | exceedingly mediocre experience heard numerous rave reviews hidden eating truly puzzled right place beer wine food selection selection tried fried ravioli served bed wilting lettuce mediocrity pushed us ask made house server told us apologetic smile exactly paying upwards frozen bullshit real good laugh upcharges choic... | 82 |
2 | My favorite burger in town, especially with a side of bleu cheese sauce. Chips and fries are both made in house and are pretty good. Onion rings don't come close to the cost. Fish has been okay. I wish they had better bread for everything.\n\nI can only go three stars for dumb things like the upcharge on fries, the gre... | en | 140 | favorite burger town especially side bleu cheese sauce chips fries made house pretty good onion rings come close cost fish okay wish better bread go three stars dumb things like upcharge fries floors spotty service waitstaff jerks hey extra bleu cheese sauce please already yes would like eyeroll minutes get despite emp... | 71 |
4 | Me too, me too, me too on all the good things others say about this place and not me, not me, not me on all the negative things in other reviews.\nWe attended the film festival at the Virginia Theatre a block away and wanted to find good food near the festival and we got it right! We ate there three days in a row and m... | en | 289 | good things others say place negative things attended film festival virginia theatre block away wanted find good food near festival got right ate three days row wife good things say food burgers good one comes blue cheese sauce missed order one extra shot sauce took tortilla chips come burgers want calories come french... | 127 |
3 | Came here on a packed Saturday night with a group of 7 people. We were seated after a good 20-minute wait. Waiters and waitresses were welcoming and accommodating, but the service, after we ordered, was slow as molasses. Granted, it's a busy weekend night, but how long does it take to get an order of burger and fries c... | en | 214 | came packed saturday night group people seated good wait waiters waitresses welcoming accommodating service ordered slow molasses granted busy weekend night long take get order burger fries cooked probably hour us entering door getting food green chile cheeseburger came wait seem bad best burger place town surprised to... | 99 |
3 | Food is always top notch. The burger is by far the best on CU and probably one of the best I've ever had. The homemade chips are a must and are definitely worth the $2 extra on the bill and don't skip out on the hummus or craft brew. \n\nThe only thing keeping me from 5 stars is the service. It can be pretty inconsiste... | en | 72 | food always top notch burger far best cu probably one best ever homemade chips must definitely worth extra bill skip hummus craft brew thing keeping stars service pretty inconsistent bad really bad | 32 |
0 | I walked in with my sister and one of our friends a few weeks ago, at about 9:30 pm on a Friday night because we were hungry and wanted to go someplace where we could have a burger and a beer, and because we all love Farrens. Well, the only people there were the bartender and the waitress who sighed loudly and called t... | en | 134 | walked sister one friends weeks ago pm friday night hungry wanted go someplace could burger beer love farrens well people bartender waitress sighed loudly called us close ten wow may well said welcome go away turned left frankly sure go back like feeling unwelcome rather sure could ordered eaten within time farrens use... | 59 |
4 | Them burgers is huge, boy. And tasty! Way better than a Royale with cheese!. Or a Big Kahuna Burger. I do love the taste of a good burger. | en | 28 | burgers huge boy tasty way better royale cheese big kahuna burger love taste good burger | 15 |
4 | Farren's has an awesome burger. My burger had a very thick patty, bleu cheese, bacon, saut\u00e9ed onions, saut\u00e9ed mushrooms, lettuce, and onion. The patty was very thick and juicy, and the buns were fantastic. The burgers come with tortilla chips, but you can substitute the chips for fries or onion rings at an ad... | en | 86 | farren awesome burger burger thick patty bleu cheese bacon onions mushrooms lettuce onion patty thick juicy buns fantastic burgers come tortilla chips substitute chips fries onion rings additional cost burger alone costs paying around entire meal depending get definitely coming back | 41 |
4 | This place is great. Simple menu and the food is excellent if you're looking for a good burger and fry. | en | 20 | place great simple menu food excellent looking good burger fry | 10 |
3 | I was desperate to try this place. It's has a tiny front and is easily missed because of the towering parking garage next to it. So, anyway, I was desperate to try this place and I made it 30 minutes before closing. Dear Gwen M., I don't know who your host was but when we walked in we asked if it was all right to order... | en | 148 | desperate try place tiny front easily missed towering parking garage next anyway desperate try place made minutes closing dear gwen know host walked asked right order since close closing host warm welcomed us ordered black bean burger best veggie burger ever sort roux sauce side equally phenomenal came second time pare... | 65 |
4 | The Russell is a must have. I recommend getting it with a Kobe patty. | en | 14 | russell must recommend getting kobe patty | 6 |
0 | Im gonna sum this up quickly. Booooo!!!! Service/serve was ok, food WASNOT worth what they were charging (cold fries and hard ass bread on the philly cheese steak sandwich). AND I smell like a resturant! Ugh! Won't go back nor will I suggest anyone go there. | en | 46 | im gon na sum quickly booooo ok food wasnot worth charging cold fries hard ass bread philly cheese steak sandwich smell like resturant ugh wo go back suggest anyone go | 30 |
4 | Delicious burgers!\n\nGlad I finally got to try this place. The burger didn't disappoint. The only con may have been the waitress...she wasn't as fast in taking our orders and our checks, but it was also a busy day. \n\nGot the spicoli. Bacon, mushrooms, onions and cheese. Need I say more? It was so flavorful! The burg... | en | 167 | delicious burgers finally got try place burger disappoint con may waitress fast taking orders checks also busy day spicoli bacon mushrooms onions cheese need say flavorful burger perfectly cooked generous amount full got fries pay extra oh little suggestion bit misleading told order half salad instead chips bizarre off... | 75 |
0 | Based purely on service. . . 10 people (3 groups), 10 minutes, 6 empty tables, 2 servers, 0 eye contact, 0 acknowledgement to people waiting to sit. Horrible, maybe burgers are good, but I do not like being ignored. | en | 39 | based purely service people groups minutes empty tables servers eye contact acknowledgement people waiting sit horrible maybe burgers good like ignored | 21 |
1 | Dude, this alleged 24 hour Dunkin' Donuts DOESN'T SELL DONUTS late nights! Is it awesome to be really drunk in the middle of the night on saturday and go to get some donuts at the 24 hour dunkin' donuts, and it's OPEN but they DON'T HAVE DONUTS? NO!!!!\n\nThe drive through is hella fast on weekday mornings, and the d... | en | 75 | dude alleged hour dunkin donuts sell donuts late nights awesome really drunk middle night saturday go get donuts hour dunkin donuts open donuts drive hella fast weekday mornings donuts always exactly like expect dunkin donuts actually sell | 37 |
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